The Log Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 732, 3 August 1929, Page 2

The Log Book

AORANGI CLEARS SUVA.—En route from Sydney and Auckland, the Union Company’s R.M.M.S. Aorangi, which arrived at Suva at 6.30 a.m. yesterday, sailed again at 12.30 p.m. the same day for Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver.

CHARTERED BY UNION COMPANY. —The Union Company lias chartered the 4,285 tons Norwegian motor-ship Tyr, to make two voyages from Pacific Coast ports to Melbourne anti Sydney. She is to load at Pacific Coast this month for the first voyage. KAIWARRA FOR GLADSTONE. —The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kaiwarra leaves Auckland on .Monday evening for Gladstone, where she loads for New Zealand ports. KUROW LATE.—Advice has been received by the local office of the Union Company that the pargo steamer Kurow is now due at Dunedin at 2 p.m. today and sails next Tuesday, via Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, for Auckland. AGE DUE TUESDAY.—Henderson and Macfarlane advises that the steamer Age, which is due at Auckland on Tuesday from Ocean Island, will berth at the King’s Wharf to land her cargo of phosphates. MAILS ARRIVING.—The Acting-Chief Postmaster has received advice that the Ulimaroa, which left Sydney yesterday for Auckland, has 253 bags of Australian and Eastern mails for Auckland. She is due here on Tuesday. TOFU A RETURNING.—Due at Auckland on Monday about midday from the Islands, the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua later berths at the Queen’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. Next Saturday at 11 a.m. she leaves here on her return trip to Fiji. Tonga and Samoa. THE MAUI POM A RE.—The Government motor-ship Maui Pomare was due at Norfolk Island yesterday morning and is expected to sail tonight on her return trip to Auckland. The vessel is scheduled to reach this port on Tuesday, and she is to be dispatched for Niue Island and Apia on August 13. ULIMAROA LEAVES SYDNEY. According to cable advice received by the local office of Huddart, Parker, Ltd., the intercolonial passenger steamer Ulimaroa left Sydney at 2 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, where she is due on Tuesdav. She will berth at the Central Wharf to land her passengers, mails and cargo. RUAHINE FOR SOUTH.—The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Rualiine, now completing her discharge at Auckland, commences loading here and sails on Tuesday at noon for Gisborne, thence Napier, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington, to fill up. She is scheduled to clear Wellington finally on August 21 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PORT ALMA TO COMPLETE.—Now discharging London cargo at Auckland under the agency of Heather, Roberton, Ltd., the C. and D. Line's motor-ship Port Alma leaves here next Friday for New Plymouth to complete. Later she goes to Geelong to load wheat for England. The Port Alma is also to take the loading at Sydney for the first wool sale there. ROTORUA LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON.—According to cable advice received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company the liner Rotorua left Southampton yesterday for Wellington, where she is due on September 6. The vessel is bringing cargo from London for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Bluff, and passengers and mails from Southampton for disembarkation at Wellington. HAURAKI DUE TOMORROW.—A further radio message received by the local office of the Union Company states that the motor-ship Hauraki now arrives in the stream at Auckland at midnight tomorrow from the Pacific Coast ports. On Monday the vessel berths at the King's Wharf to land the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Svdnev to complete.

WAIPAH! SAILING.—EarIy this afternoon the Union Company’s Island fruit steamer Waipahi leaves Auckland for Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia to load for this port. TAHITI AT SAN FRANCISCO. —The Union Company reports that the Tahiti, from Sydney and Auckland, arrived at San Francisco yesterday. She will leave again on August 7 for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney. DUN ROBIN REPORTS. —The steamer Dunrobin will arrive from Cuba next Wednesday, according to wireless advice received by Spedding. Ltd. She has a full cargo of raw sugar, which will be unloaded at Chelsea. NEW SCHOONER LAUNCHED.—The new auxiliary schooner Foxton, which was built by Mr. G. Xiocol for the Canterbury Steam Shipping Company, was launched yesterday afternoon. She berthed afterwards at Central Wharf to have her masts stepped. OTOKIA REPORTS. —The Union Company has received a wireless message from the Otokia, bound from San Luis to Wellington, reporting that she expects to arrive at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The vessel brings fuel oil for discharge into the company’s tanks at Miramar. KALINGO SAILS.—The Lamb steamer Ivalingo sailed last night for Whangarei and other ports to fill up with timber for Australia. She commenced her j loading at Central Wharf under the agency of the Northern Steamship Company a few days ago. CASE-OIL FROM TEXAS.—The Texas Oil Company that the West Hartlepool-owned steamer Callandia, 6,485 tons, is, to leave Port Arthur, Texas, about August 20, with case-oil for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington j and probably South Island ports. She ! is due at Auckland toward the end of September: PASSENGERS FROM HOME—The following were passengers for New Zealand by the Orient liner Oronsay, due at Sydney from London on Thursday:—Captain C. E. Blayney, Miss Buckland, Miss S. Marcus, Mrs. Rankine, Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Shackell, Miss A. F. Shackell. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Watts, Miss Q. O. Watts, Mr. E. W. White. GOLDEN COAST SAILS. —In continuation of her voyage from Pacific Coast ports the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Coast left Auckland yesterday afternoon for Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin. After completion of discharge at Dunedin the vessel will return to America, probably without calling again at Auckland. HERTFOR DUE.—Now due from Liverpool at 6 o’clock on Monday morning, the Federal Line steamer Hertford will berth at Queen’s Wharf to unload general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain, -to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The remainder of the cargo is for Napier, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Timaru. PORT DUNEDIN FOR HOME.—The C. and D. liner Port Dunedin, which left Wellington at ?, p.m. yesterday for London, via Panama, took the following passengers:—Airs, and Misses Cameron, Mr. Cameron, Airs. AlcFarlane, Aliss Hargreaves. Airs. R. Kennedy, Mrs. Wright, Miss Ball, Aliss Uphill, Alajor T. AI. Wilkes. Dr. D. AfT Patterson will accompany the vessel as ship’s surgeon. THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR—The Canadian Conqueror arrived at Dunedin on Thursday from Lyttelton. She will leave the Otago port today for Timaru and Wellington. The vessel is due at Wellington on Tuesday to load for New York, Boston and Alontreal. The vessel is to get away from Wellington the same day for Auckland, and is to sail finally from this port next Friday. THE GOLDEN CROSS.—The Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company’s steamer Golden Cross was scheduled to clear Los Angeles on Thursday with lumber, case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. She is due at Auckland on August 27. Henderson and Macfarlane, Limited, are the local agents. HURUNUI FOR FINAL LOADING. Io complete loading refrigerated and general cargo for America and England the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hurunui returned to Auckland from Gisborne yesterday afternoon. She is at Queen’s Wharf and is to be dispatched for New York, Boston and London on Wednesday. PPIIRIKI REPORTS.—Having sailed from New I ork on July 1, and cleared Panama eight days later, the Federal Line steamer Pipiriki is expected at Auckland at 6 p.m. on Alonday, according to a radio message received. The vessel is under charter to the A. and A. Line, and the cargo is for discharge at Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents.

TRANS-PAFICIC CARGO SERVICES. —The Union Company advises the following 1 movements of vessels engaged in the trans-Pacific cargo services:— The Wairuna will leave Los Angeles on August 8, and is clue at Lyttelton on September 4; thence to Dunedin. Plymouth and Napier. The TVaikawa left Suva on July 2n. and is due at Vancouver on August 10 The Waihemo will leave Pbrt Chalmers today for New Plymouth, going thence to Westport and Vancouver. The Waitemata was to leave Sydney yesterday for Suva, Honolulu and'Vancouver. The Hauraki left Los Angeles on July 10, and is due at Auckland tomorrow, and Wlll Proceed thence to Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, and return to Vancouver direct. Waiotapu left Los Angeles on July 20. is due at Papeete tomorrow, and at Auckland on Ausrust 17. and - -“l • - ceed thence to Melbourne and Sydney, and return to Vancouver, vie Island. Forward loading dates at Pacific Coast P°rts are approximately as follow: The Vaikawa will load during the half of August for Auckland. \x ellington, Melbourne and Sydne’’ "ha is to clear Los Angeles on September and 13 at Auckland on September The Waihemo will load during September for Wellington. Melbourne and Syd2 ey V S £ e k?- to dear Los Anereles on September 20. and is due at Wellington on October 18. The Waitemata will load during Sentember for Xapier. Lyttelton, Dunedin. Bluff, Aelson and New Plymouth. She is to Clear L(*S Angeles on September uO, and 15 due at Napier on October 25.

PLUME DUE MONDAY. The! Vacuum Oil Company advises that the j tanker Plume has sent radio informa- j tion that she expects to reach Auckland! - from San Francisco on Monday morn- 1 ing. The vessel, which has a cargo of ; bulk oil, will berth at Western Wharf j to discharge the local consignment, and 1 will then pr< " ellington, Lyttel- : toil and Dunedin to complete. VISCOUNT INCHCAPES EARLDOM. —Among the honours conferred on the 1 King’s Birthday was an earldom for Viscount Inchcape. In an appropriate comment upon this announcement, the “Daily : Telegraph’’ remarks in a leading article: i —“An earldom is conferred on Viscount ; Inchcape whose services to the State, j | though in more peaceful fields, has been 1 as various as Lord Pluraer's.” Lord j Plumer, it should be explained, also re- j reives a, step in rank in recognition of t his distinguished military career. Lord Inchcape. apart from his association with the P. and 0.. British India, and other shipping companies, has rendered a series of conspicuous services to the State since the war, in particular disposing of the Government’s fleet of merchant ships, 1 without personal reward, and at prac- I tically no cost to the taxpayer. CANADA AND SHIPPING. The j people of Canada arc devoting more and j more attention to the improvement of 1 their sea terminals (states the “Shipping ; World"). Montreal has spent large sums j of enable it to welcome vessels of the t largest type and now Vancouver is en- i tering upon a further policy of develop- i ment. An expenditure of over 10,000,000 dollars is about to be made in accordance with the estimates of the Ministry j of Marine. This scheme will bring this i Pacific port’s grain capacity to over ! 21,000,000 bushels, and increase its competition with Montreal as a grain-ship-ping port. The rivalry between Vancouver and Montreal is becoming intense. The Saskatchewan Royal Grain Commission at its concluding session at Vancouver was urged to recommend to the Federal Government the readjustment of the grain freight rates from Vancouver, j which were represented as being unfair in comparison with the eastward rates. The progress of the ports of the Dominion and the movement of trade from them country. Canada within measurable time will repay study by the shipowners of this will be as important from the trade and transport points of view as the United States is today. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels are expected to | be within range of the undermentioned j wireless stations during the week-end' Auckland: Age. Dunrobin, Hauraki, Hert- j ford, Ivalingo, Maheno, Maui Pomare, Pipiriki, Plume* Tofua, Ulimaroa, Waipahi. Chatham Islands: Canadian Highlander. : lander. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, ; Ngaio, Otokia, Poolta, Makura, Sur- j rey, Kaituna, Waikouaiti, Port Dunedin, Marama, Northumberland, lonic, [ Baron Jedburgh, Tutanekai. Awarua: Mataroa, Kaiapoi, Waihemo. i Kawatiri. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTURU (4.30 p.m.), 270 tons, Jackson-Fowler, for Hokianga. ARRIVALS TODAY NGAPUHI (7.15 a.m.), 703 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. Hokianga is expected back from Hokianga tomorrow, and is to be dispatched for the same port at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Arapawa was to sail this morning for Opunake and Wanganui. Hauturu saired last night for Hokianga. She is due back from there at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning, and is scheduled to sail for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads at 4 p.m. on Monday. Ngapuhi arrived this morning from New Plymouth and is sailing on the return trip at 3 o’clock on Monday afternoon. T.'TOKI ARRIVING.—Advice from Russell and Somers jTTates that the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company's vessel Titoki is due at Onehunga this evening or tomorrow morning to load for Nelson and Westport. It is hoped to dispatch her for those ports on Monday night.